Arrive in 1620 on the Mayflower
The line below is currently for the progenitor of the United State branch of this family line.
The immigrant, Edward Fuller, came to the United States in 1620.
The English branch is not presently included.
Generation One:
Stephen Hopkins- b. abt 1580 at London, London, England; m(1). 1603 Mary Hopkins Nee Unknown; m(2). Feb 1618 Elizabeth Fisher at London, London, England; d. abt 27 July 1644 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, aged 64 years.
M(1) Children:
1. Elizabeth b. abt 1604 at Hursley, Hampshire, England; d. aft. 12 May 1613, aged 9 years.
Dunbar Family Connections
Stephen Hopkins
Damaris Hopkins
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Raymond Family Connections
2. Constance b. abt 1605 at Hursley, Hampshire, England; m. bef. 1628 Nicholas Snow at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. October 1677 at Eastham, Barnstable, MA, aged 72 years.
3. Giles b. abt 1607 at Hursley, Hampshire, England; m. 9 October 1639 Catherine Weldon at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. bef. 26 April 1690 at Eastham, Barnstable, MA
M(2) Children:
4. Damaris b. 1618; d. bef. 1628 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, aged 10 years.
5. Oceanus- b. bet. 16 September - 11 November 1620 at sea on the Mayflower; d. bef. 22 May 1627 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, aged 6 years
6. Caleb b. 1622 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. bef. 3 April 1651 at Barbados, aged 29 years
7. Deborah b. 1625 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 23 April 1646 Andrew Ring at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 1666, aged 41 years.
8. Damaris b. 1627 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 10 June 1646 Jacob Cooke at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. November 1669
9. Ruth b. 1629 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. aft 30 November 1644 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, aged 15 years.
10. Elizabeth b. 1631 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 6 October 1659 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, aged 28 years
Stephen Hopkins first came to North America in 1609. He was on board the Sea Venture, which was shipwrecked in Bermuda. The Sea Venture was part of a fleet of 9 ships under the command of Sir George Somers and Sir William Gates. Scattered by a hurricane, some of the ships made their way to Jamestown. The Sea Venture, however, was wrecked off Bermuda.
Stephen was a minister’s clerk who fomented a mutiny on the grounds that the authority of the governor ceased when the ship was wrecked, "authority ceased when the wracke was committed". He was sentenced to death, but pardoned, with reference made to his [unnamed] wife and children.
Stephen Hopkins
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"The account is found in a short chapter (pp 374-75) of the comprehensive book on early Virginia, "Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia 1607-1624/5," revised and edited by Virginia M. Meyer (1974-1981) and John Frederick Dorman (1981-1987) and published by order of First Families of Virgina 1607-1624/5, third ed., 1987.
Based on "A True Reportory of the Wracke and Redemption of Sir Thomas Gates, Knight: Upon and from the Islands of the Bermuda, his Coming to Virginia and the Estate of the colony Then and After under the Government of the Lord de la Warr," the "Adventurers" account notes that Stephen was manacled and court martialed for mutiny and rebellion but "so penitent was he and made so much moane...that the whole company besought the Governor and never left him until we had got his pardon." This account is given in William Strachey's record of the voyage and the wreck of the Seaventure, "which also noted that while Hopkins was very religious, he was contentious and defiant of authority and had enough learning to undertake to wrest leadership from others."
Stephen then spent two years at Jamestown. "Two pinnaces, the Patience and Deliverance, were constructed on the Somers Islands (Bermuda) and it's presumed that the stiff-necked Stephen Hopkins was a passenger when these small sailing boats set out for Jamestown. Apparently, the Jamestown authorities had no warm welcome for him there. "Adventurers" concludes: "In view of his [Hopkins's] past disturbances the [Jamestown] authorities could not have been loth to part with him and 'it is reasonable to suppose that he was allowed to return to England on one of the first ships,'" quoting from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Boston 1847-)."
"Elizabeth Hopkins accompanied her husband Stephen on the Mayflower. With them were Stephen’s two children by his first marriage (Giles and Constanta), and Elizabeth and Stephen’s daughter Damaris. Their son, Oceanus, was born while the Mayflower was at sea.
Stephen Hopkins had positions of responsibility in the Colony. Hopkins and Edward Winslow were chosen to approach Massasoit and Hopkins repeated this duty as emissary. He nevertheless ran afoul of the law several times, for assault, for not properly regulating other people’s alcohol intake, and for overpricing. Stephen Hopkins died between 6 June 1644, when his will was made, and 17 July 1644, when the inventory of his estate was taken. Click here for the text of his will and the inventory of his estate."